Leadership across the investment lifecycle
Partnering with private equity, growth equity and venture capital investors to build the boards and leadership teams required to deliver value creation plans
We understand investors
For 20 years, we have partnered with private equity, growth equity and venture capital investors and their portfolio companies.
We understand the investment lifecycle, the pace and complexity of investor-backed businesses and the leadership required to deliver value creation plans.
Our services are designed to support investors and their portfolio companies from pre-deal through ownership to exit.
"Without your deal advisor we would not have got the deal over the line"
- Investor, European Private Equity Firm
The investment lifecycle
01
Pre-deal
Understand the business and the leadership requirements before you invest.
Draw on sector and functional experts to understand the business, assess the existing leadership team and identify potential gaps ahead of close.
Support might include deal advisors to support diligence, board introductions and early identification of potential leadership requirements.
02
Value creation
Build the team to deliver the investment thesis
Board and senior leadership appointments aligned to the value creation plan - whether that's international expansion (particularly into North America), GTM acceleration, product development, professionalisation or M&A.
03
Exit
Build for what comes next
Assess whether the board and leadership team are equipped both to support an exit process and to succeed under the next phase of ownership.
This might include strengthening the management team ahead of a process, succession planning or mitigating key-person risk.
"Ed has consistently surpassed our expectations in the speed and quality of results achieved. He is my go to executive search partner."
- Private Investor
Extending your network
We also help investors access experienced technology executives, sector specialists and functional experts to support both investment decisions and portfolio value creation.
This can include deal advisors, Operating Partners and Advisory Boards. For instance we helped a private equity firm build an AI Advisory Board.
Considering the leadership requirements for an investment?
Whether you're assessing a new opportunity, strengthening a portfolio company's leadership team or preparing for exit, we'd be happy to compare notes.